Schenectady pair charged for trafficking heroin

By Matthew Hamilton

Updated 6:27 pm, Sunday, September 27, 2015

BALLSTON SPA — A pair of Schenectady residents were arrested Tuesday on warrants for allegedly trafficking heroin in the Capital Region.

The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said Tommie Jo Bowen, 42, and Mitchell Carr, 30, both were charged with two counts each of felony third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts each of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and two counts each of misdemeanor seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after they were arrested on superior court warrants issued by the Saratoga County Court.

Deputies said the pair trafficked "substantial" amounts of heroin in Saratoga County, Schenectady and Glens Falls.

Bowen and Carr, who are jailed for unrelated crimes, were arraigned in Saratoga County Court. Carr was sent back to the Schenectady County Jail, and Bowen was sent back to Albion Correctional Facility.